sensei8 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 During the last training session, I had the sudden realisation that a block I was doing was not an isolated motion, but just a midway step to gather more force for the punch following it.Too often I tend to think of each technique as a separate entity, while in fact they are truly all part of the same flowing stream of reaction/counterreaction and motion. The natural response to any given circumstance.Wish you all a great weekend, fellow karatekas. Osu! Can you say, that you've just had an AHA moment?! Many of these AHA moments lie in your MA future, and these are known, in the MA vernacular, as Shu Ha Ri. **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayofaswede Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Then it was a Shu Ha Ri, thank you for letting me know the specific name and pointing to a starry sky filled with moments of Shu Ha Ri as the MA journey goes ever on... Had another great training session tonight. Osu! The path so far: 2 kyu Karate (Shito-ryu), 3 kyu Aikido (Aikikai), 5 kyu Judo, 9 kyu Bujinkan Budo TaijutsuNot a day without a kata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayofaswede Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 Less than a month left until the next grading opportunity. Not sure that I will be ready by then, but I have decided to train as if I actually will be grading. This usually means (in addition to the regular practice) going through all the new katas at least once a week and the last week before grading going through them all once a day.Planning to view my sensei’s performance of the ”new” katas that will be required for 5th kyu:Shoto RoppoPinan SandanJin o kata 3-4Gekisaidai shodan - this is the one I have least experience of and one kata that we train rather seldom.Watching the ”kata DVD” and going through these five today will be the starting point for a more focused period of training. Feels good to give my karate - and especially a few specific katas - more priority for a feew weeks. Osu! The path so far: 2 kyu Karate (Shito-ryu), 3 kyu Aikido (Aikikai), 5 kyu Judo, 9 kyu Bujinkan Budo TaijutsuNot a day without a kata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayofaswede Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 Another great club training session today. My Chief Instructor told me that he thinks I am ready for 5th kyu grading in a few weeks. Excited...Osu! The path so far: 2 kyu Karate (Shito-ryu), 3 kyu Aikido (Aikikai), 5 kyu Judo, 9 kyu Bujinkan Budo TaijutsuNot a day without a kata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Another great club training session today. My Chief Instructor told me that he thinks I am ready for 5th kyu grading in a few weeks. Excited...Osu! Congrats, Wayofaswede; hard work has its rewards!! Good luck!! **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortyafter Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Another great club training session today. My Chief Instructor told me that he thinks I am ready for 5th kyu grading in a few weeks. Excited...Osu! As Sensei8 says, hard work pays off. And, as they've taught me - persistence! Congrats, and good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayofaswede Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 Thank you very much, both of you The path so far: 2 kyu Karate (Shito-ryu), 3 kyu Aikido (Aikikai), 5 kyu Judo, 9 kyu Bujinkan Budo TaijutsuNot a day without a kata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayofaswede Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 After yesterdays training session the C.I. told me that the Gekisaida ichi kata won’t be required for our 5 kyu exam (because of recent changes of system). He told me to focus on the other katas instead.So now I will be concentrating on Pinan sandan, ji no kata 3 and 4 and shuto roppo instead. Not many days left now...Osu! The path so far: 2 kyu Karate (Shito-ryu), 3 kyu Aikido (Aikikai), 5 kyu Judo, 9 kyu Bujinkan Budo TaijutsuNot a day without a kata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 After yesterdays training session the C.I. told me that the Gekisaida ichi kata won’t be required for our 5 kyu exam (because of recent changes of system). He told me to focus on the other katas instead.So now I will be concentrating on Pinan sandan, ji no kata 3 and 4 and shuto roppo instead. Not many days left now...Osu! Between you and me, I'd comply with the system changes, albeit, I'd still train on Gekisaida ichi kata because it still contains valuable and effective contents; kind of train on it on the side for your MA betterment.Imho!! **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayofaswede Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 I wholeheartedly agree. We still have it in the "kata curriculum", it's just that we have made too many recent changes when it comes to angles, added a step etc. for it to be required for grading at the momentIt's a beautiful kata, I have found a YT video where Higaonna sensei first demonstrates then goes through each part:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAcBHCnLWWA(this is how it used to be performed before the system changes)Osu! The path so far: 2 kyu Karate (Shito-ryu), 3 kyu Aikido (Aikikai), 5 kyu Judo, 9 kyu Bujinkan Budo TaijutsuNot a day without a kata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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